The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrates the opening of the Egyptian market for thermoprocessed products

The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) celebrated the information passed on by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply about the approval by the Egyptian authorities for the import of thermo-processed poultry products produced in Brazil. The authorization is valid for the 40 poultry exporting plants that are currently qualified for the Egyptian market, which currently already ship whole chicken. According to the president of ABPA, Francisco Turra, shortly after the authorization, several licenses for shipments have already been issued, in a total that already exceeds 1.5 thousand tons. “The strong demand for the Brazilian product indicates a demand that until then was repressed, and that now should increase the significant participation of the Egyptian market among the main importers of halal poultry products in Brazil. It is another important achievement of Minister Tereza Cristina and her team for the country's productive sector ”, she analyzes. Fourteenth ...